Getting things back on trackFAYETTEVILLE — Arkansas’ season-long search for a road win finally ended at Auburn last Saturday, when the Razorbacks erased a 17-point deficit to beat the Tigers 77-71. Now the Razorbacks want to restore order in Bud Walton Arena. Arkansas, after ending an ugly three-week stretch with an impressive come-from-behind win against the Tigers, aims to end its recent losing skid at home when it plays Ole Miss (16-12, 6-8 SEC) at 6 p.m. tonight. The...

Tech baseball wins two in Okla.TAHLEQUAH, Okla. — Arkansas Tech continued its winning ways Sunday as the Wonder Boys baseball team ran its win streak to four games after picking up back-to-back victories over Northwest Missouri State and Northeastern State at Rousey Field. Tech opened play with a 14-7 win over Northwest Missouri State and then concluded its trip in Oklahoma with a 15-9 victory over Northeastern State. In the win over Northwest Missouri State, Tech (8-6) ope...

Bombs away: Razorbacks come back to win seventh straightFAYETTEVILLE — Arkansas coach Dave Van Horn didn’t need many words to sum up the first inning Saturday. “It wasn’t pretty,” Van Horn said. He has felt the same about the Razorbacks’ overall performance the past week, even though Arkansas rebounded from an early deficit to beat Valparaiso 4-3 in front of 7,380 in Baum Stadium to win its seventh straight. Arkansas didn’t play well once again, but did respond to another challenge by rallying back...

Suns send seniors out with a bangFor all of time, when anyone researches the list of Great American Conference women’s basketball champions, the name they will see at the top of the list will be Arkansas Tech University. The nationally 13th-ranked Golden Suns clinched the GAC title outright with a 93-58 win over the Southern Arkansas Lady Muleriders at Tucker Coliseum on Saturday. It is the 22nd regular season conference title in the 35-year history of intercollegiate women’s...

Tech downs SAU in regular season finaleThe Arkansas Tech Wonder Boys did just enough Saturday to finish the regular season on a winning note, beating Southern Arkansas 74-66 at Tucker Coliseum. The Muleriders (13-14, 6-9 GAC) took a 45-42 lead at the 13:03 mark, it’s largest lead in the second half, but a 9-0 run by the Wonder Boys (20-5, 12-3) back in front and they never trailed again. Johnie Davis led everybody with 28 points on 10-for-19 shooting and added seven rebounds and th...

It starts with defenseFAYETTEVILLE — Not much has gone right for Arkansas coach Mike Anderson’s team in the past three weeks, a stretch that includes five losses in the past six games. But the Razorbacks most glaring problem, once again, was highlighted during the 79-68 loss to Alabama in Bud Walton Arena on Thursday night. Arkansas’ in-your-face pressure defense largely has been replaced by a matador-like approach, allowing opponents to score points in bunches. “O...

Hogs baseball continues its hot start with 7-3 winFAYETTEVILLE — Arkansas pitcher DJ Baxendale ran into his first jam of the season Friday, opening the fifth inning by allowing consecutive singles. But it didn’t take long for the junior to remind everyone why he is the Razorbacks’ ace. Baxendale worked his way out of that fifth-inning jam and pitched well overall in his second start of the season, leading the Razorbacks to a 7-3 win against Valparaiso in front of an announced crowd of 2,613 i...

Enjoying ongoing successIt’s difficult to find anything in life that is successful 88 percent of the time. So to accomplish what the Arkansas Tech University basketball programs have done over the past three seasons — win 88 percent of their games and put together the best combined three-year stretch in the history of Wonder Boys and Golden Suns basketball is a noteworthy achievement. Arkansas Tech will say farewell to eight seniors who helped make it possible when i...

Losing streak: Hogs lose second straight at homeFAYETTEVILLE (AP) — Alabama keeps finding ways to keep itself in the NCAA tournament picture, suspensions or no suspensions. Rodney Cooper scored 17 points Thursday night as depleted Crimson Tide held on for a 79-68 win at Arkansas. The win is the second straight for the Crimson Tide, which played without leading scorers JaMychal Green and Tony Mitchell for the fourth straight game due to suspensions. Alabama (18-9, 7-6 Southeastern Conference...

Golden Suns win yet againARKADELPHIA — Arkansas Tech made the big plays at the big moments and came up with a big prize on Thursday night — a share of the inaugural Great American Conference women’s basketball championship. The nationally 13th-ranked Golden Suns outscored Ouachita Baptist 17-6 over the final 3:53 to claim an 80-70 win over the Lady Tigers at Vining Arena in Arkadelphia. With the victory, Arkansas Tech (21-3 overall, 12-3 GAC) assured itself of no wors...

Wonder Boys clinch GAC despite lossARKADELPHIA — Arkansas Tech clinched the Great American Conference men’s basketball championship outright on Thursday night, but there were no celebrations in the post-game locker room. The nationally 17th-ranked Wonder Boys saw a five-point lead slip through their fingers in the final two minutes as Ouachita Baptist rallied for an 80-76 win over Arkansas Tech at Vining Arena. Even with the loss, the Wonder Boys wrapped up the outright GAC tit...

Suns fix turnover problemWhen the calendar flipped to February, there was only one foreseeable factor that could have prevented the Arkansas Tech Golden Suns from becoming a championship caliber basketball team — turnovers. Six games later, the Golden Suns have cut down on their turnovers and put themselves in position to win the inaugural Great American Conference women’s basketball title. Nationally 13th-ranked Arkansas Tech (20-3 overall, 11-3 GAC) will continue it...

Arkansas Tech notes (Feb. 22)Horsman named GAC player of the week Arkansas Tech’s Katie Horsman is the Great American Conference women’s basketball player of the week for Feb. 21. Horsman averaged 20.5 points per game last week in Golden Suns’ wins over Southeastern Oklahoma State and Henderson State. She connected on 8-of-19 3-point shots and 12-of-15 free throws during the week. A senior forward from Fairfield Bay, Horsman is averaging 13.4 points per game this season. ...

Wonder Boys try to clinch GACArkansas Tech clinched a share of the inaugural Great American Conference men’s basketball championship with a win at Harding on Monday night, but the Wonder Boys are not interested in splitting that trophy in two. Nationally 17th-ranked Arkansas Tech (20-4 overall, 12-2 GAC) will get its first opportunity to clinch the title outright when it visits the Ouachita Baptist Tigers (14-10, 7-7) in GAC action on Thursday, Feb. 23. Tip-off at Vining ...

Wonder Boys erase 12-point deficit, beat Harding 84-79SEARCY— Nationally 20th-ranked Arkansas Tech clinched a share of the inaugural Great American Conference men’s basketball championship with a come-from-behind 84-79 victory over the Harding Bisons at Rhodes Field House on Monday night. The Wonder Boys (20-4, 12-2 GAC) used a 23-2 run midway through the second half to turn an 11-point deficit into a 72-62 lead with 6:19 left. It was just a matter of holding on from there, and Johnie Davis made ...

Silva's steals lead Suns to 73-62 winSEARCY — Rosie Silva notched a school-record 12 steals and nationally 14th-ranked Arkansas Tech took another step toward the Great American Conference women’s basketball championship with a 73-62 win over the Harding Lady Bisons at Rhodes Field House on Monday night. Silva’s record night helped the Golden Suns (20-3 overall, 11-3 GAC) finish with a 28-4 edge in points off turnovers. Arkansas Tech forced Harding into 28 turnovers while committi...

Bates’ big series sparks UA sweepFAYETTEVILLE — Arkansas senior right fielder Sam Bates eclipsed his 2011 offensive production in the opening series of the 2012 season. Bates had just seven RBIs last season, but finished the opening weekend of 2012 with nine RBIs after hitting a 2-run home run Sunday, his second homer in as many games. His performance helped spark the No. 4 Razorbacks’ 17-1 win against Villanova in Baum Stadium, completing a season-opening three-game sweep in...

Wonder Boys dump Reddies 91-67Arkansas Tech took over sole possession of first place in the Great American Conference men’s basketball standings at Tucker Coliseum on Saturday night, and the Wonder Boys did it in dominating fashion. A 17-1 run midway through the second half sent nationally 20th-ranked Arkansas Tech to a 91-67 victory over Henderson State in a match-up of teams that entered the day tied for the GAC lead. The Wonder Boys (19-4 overall, 11-2 GAC) received a c...

Gators shoot the lights out in Bud Walton ArenaFAYETTEVILLE (AP) — Florida made itself right at home in Bud Walton Arena. Erving Walker scored a career-high 31 points and the No. 14 Gators ended Arkansas’ perfect home record with a 98-68 win. Florida (21-6, 9-3 Southeastern Conference) shot a season-high 58.3 percent from the field, hitting a 13 of 23 3-pointers. Walker, who was 2 of 18 from behind the arc over his last four games, hit his first four 3-point attempts. Florida led 53-27 at ...